The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-09

lterday morning at Mr.. Jas Simpson
Mrs. Lucy NIetcalfs youngest chile
about year old, was playing, On til
platform of the Msh when one of Ii
boards turned and it fsjffn. A nun
Der of people soon gathered about Ii
well bptas theyfeared it might contai
damp, no One>>ventured to go down
About Is pdnutes after the child fell
I Harry Stowe happened along an
finding out what had occurred at ono
volunteered to go down after it.. o.
Teaching the bottom of the well h
found the child had fallen so that il
head rested upon ledge of roc
above the water which fortunately wa
only about a foot deep. He frs
thought it dead, but when he pickle,
it up and put it in basket that wa
lowered, it regained consciousness ant
began crying. BY the time this wa
done Mr.. Stowe felt the oppression q
the damp on his lungs anc made al
haste to get out of the well. AS he ha,
to Chamber up the walls his progress
was slow; and it was only by tn
greatest efforts of his will that he sue.
ceeded in reaching the surface, wheI
he fell, completely exhausted. Hewas
deathiy sick for some time but will re
cover. The child was found to bevery
badly cut about the head where it haC
struck against the walls of the we'll
but at this writing it is, not thought
that the hurts are fatal Considering
that it fell more Than - feet, it seem.
wonderful that it was not killed out
right, or failing in that, that it was
not drowned. 1t is wonder
also that Mr.. Stowe did not succumb
to the damp, in which event he would
certainly haye lost his life, as the PEG.
pie at the top of the well, though
aware of his danger were too much
excited to offer him any assistance.
AS it fortunately turned out otherwise
we can only congratulate ourselves
that We have narrowly missed a dread
full calamity, Too much cannot be
said in praise of Mr.. Stoves heroic
conduct. Fully realizing the risks he
ran, he deliberately took his own life
in his hand to save that of child. 1t
was brave deed, nobly done.
The REGISTER salutes the business
men of lola. They have worked hard
They have pulled together. They
have thrown out graphing irons in all
directions. They have pulled every
rope they could lay their hands on.
They have left no stone unturned.
They have left nothing undone that
could suggest or energy and
persistence accomplish. No town of
its size can show anything like such a
record of harmony, hardwOrk, enter
prise and enthusiasm. We are proud
of the record, and while we salute the
men that have made it, we cOngratu-
late them also. All their efforts have
towards starting the town on
the up grade. 1t has started. The
wheels began to turn when the Gas
and Coal Company was organized. The
progress was very preceptibly quick
ened when the Carriage Company was
put on the new basis. And now the
gas well which is the out
growth of both of these, has given us
another grand impulse. 1t has started
The worst is over. Let us hang togeth-
pr little longer and we will get up
Roadway that nothing can stop or turn
aside. Victory is just before us. Let
US not falter until it is within our
grasp.
There seems to be no strife thus far
for the office of Coroner. And perhaps
it is not to be wondered at. The COR
Oner, as coroner, is never very pop
nlar person. An officer whose sole bus
mess is to "sit" on dead corpses, will
never be much sought after. He might
be starving and his dearest friend
wouldn't give him job. No matter
Iut hn 10
Is never much of a clamOr for his SER
vices. Then there is always the horri-
Die possibility that he might be called
Upon to sit, officially, upon one of his
)wn patients; and that would be en-
So it may not be so very
after all that no one il es-
Decially anxious to be coroner.
From the length of the Delinquent
Tax List as recently published, one
would suppose that nearly all Of the
and in the county was to be sold for
axes. As matter of fact however,
few tracts were sold.
There were Az farms and $50 town lots
advertised for the recent sale. There
we're actually sold 126 farms and 1913
own lots. The remainder were either
IN the list by mistake or were redeem
ID before the sale took place. Mr.. Hay.
ward says there were fewer sales than
hey have had any year that he has
,een in office.
THE PLACE to buy goods is where
hey keep them to sell. I carry the
My complete line of crOckery in Allen
Ounty including glassware, chinaware
white and luster band granite ware,
amps and cutlery. I also carry as large
! stock of staple and fancy groceries,
teas, coffees and syrups,
md the popular brands of flour New.
Gable, Staff of Life and Fancy at
Wholesale and retail. T. NJ. BARRELS
We visited seyery yesterday in the interest
4 the daily; and met with good success. Bus
ness of all kinds seemed prosperous, but not |
this fact, most of the merchants |
Tere complaining of dull times. We saw some |
ents bushel, and grapes at three and half
ents pound.-Eurckd Republican.
Haven't we been a-telling you that
ola is the best market in these parts |
or all kinds of farm produce? Peaches
re selling on our streets for so cents a
lOzen!
We have observed Allen county pol
tics more or less closely FOR several
ears, and We never yet have seen a
more settled determination on the part |
f the republicans to elect their straight |
icket. They are going to nominate
nen whose character and capacity are
like unquestiOned, and they are going
o elect them to man. They are tired
f democratic arrogance and incompe-
ence.
PARTY Present." in reporting to the
olaindedler the visit of the Garrett
odd Fellows to the lola Lodge last
7eek, say: Especial praise is due lola